I was just wondering if anyone has a picture of a black cherry without the black window tape on. Thx :pray:

Check my profile...

what is the window tape?

is this the black stuff on the pillars?

what is the window tape?

is this the black stuff on the pillars?

Yes.

Your car is painted underneath that tape.

I think it makes the cars look better... more color but the one argument against it is that you lose the look of having one sort of long rectangular window across the side of the car...

i was thinking of doing it myself on my BOP

Go for it... just not in the winter when I did it... MUCH MUCH MUCH faster in the summer... all you need is a hair dryer, goo gone and some decent finger nails.

Pull off the rubber stripping around the windows and there are 6 strips total... if I remember correctly.

does anybody have a nice pic of one without the tape one it?

Do it!! Do it now!! :P I plan on doing it when it comes time to get my xB.

Cool I think ill do it just going to wait for a hot day. THX

can this be done on tC's?

get a heat gun or hair dryer, makes it go much faster... any car with tape on the window pillars can have the tape removed, the pillars are painted and cleared under the tape. be sure to have some bug & tar remover on hand as well for the glue. good luch, took me a hell of a long time to take mine off all 4 doors.

somebody post up a pic i want to see how this looks

Here is mine took about 20 minutes on a 90 deg. day.
http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/15359_19.jpg


Scott

i was thinking of doing it myself on my BOP
Dude if you need help we can do that............I did mine......it took a couple of hours in 65 degree weather with a heat gun........with 2 people that know what they are doing it should take about an hour.......Here's a picture of my box peeled

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h142/richdogxb/salsa06022.jpg

kinda cool i might have to do this next week

i was thinking of doing it myself on my BOP
Dude if you need help we can do that............I did mine......it took a couple of hours in 65 degree weather with a heat gun........with 2 people that know what they are doing it should take about an hour.......Here's a picture of my box peeled

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h142/richdogxb/salsa06022.jpg

Yeah and how long did mine take? :rofl: In fairness it was almost below freezing....

I did this last night and today, still got 1 window to go but anyone else have problems in the pillars at the bottom when you rip it up? I have a little line of black tape still I have tried tweezers which im still gonna keep trying to pull it out but anyone know of a better way to get rid of it? Also it looks 10x better with the ___ tape off! :) Thanks for post!

Going to do it this weekend, well if it ever stops raining.

I took the door sill trim off too. That made it easier for me it only took me about 35 mins on a 80 degree day and I didnt even need any goop remover.

Thats sweet I'm def. going to do mine.. It looks alot better w/it off..:D

Heres mine done.. Took a couple hours

http://www.images.setuners.com/scion5.JPG

nice box and I'm glad someone actually painted the paintable altezza style tail lights

I kept looking at the pics trying to find out exactly what it was you guys were taking off, then I realized it. Well 1 hour later heres my RS3 untaped. I like it.


Before......
http://www.hunt101.com/img/398722.JPG

After.......
http://www.hunt101.com/img/413077.JPG

Lookin Good Ragin!!!

Both look good

my recomendation: take a razor, put it at a 45 degree angle, and run it across the top of the door, removing a small section of the vinyl, then run the razor lightly across the bottom of the pillars where the pillar meets the door, that way you dont have to pull the moulding out to remove that, you can just remove it like a sticker :D. And you dont have to pull the vinyl over the edge of the door (hard to do) ALSO....as you are pulling it, move your hands slowly down the tape as you pull it off, if you dont, the tape breaks, and that sucks.....

I only removed it from the front two doors, it makes it look like a two door IMO...

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/SirScion/Sam008.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/SirScion/Sam006.jpg

does anybody have before and after pics? the tcs have it too and i'm thinking about taking it off too but i have the cf pillar in the way now :X

does anybody have before and after pics? the tcs have it too and i'm thinking about taking it off too but i have the cf pillar in the way now :X


Check my pics on page 1 for before and after.

ok im too lazy to go outside and check...but i look out the window and..doesnt my 06 BSP come w/o the black vynal...or am i just crazy?

Ragin do you have a pic from a different angle??? Not one thats so low.

no, BSP comes without vinyl...lucky people...

ohhhh ok...i thought i was being crazy or something lol

And also, does anyone think that If I did it then added the carbon fiber pillars from Scion, would that look good?

i think cf would look neat on the green.

Yeah go for it.. The CF would look good on there in my opionon.

Ragin do you have a pic from a different angle??? Not one thats so low.

Diferent angle but not as low..

http://www.hunt101.com/img/413287.JPG

Thank ya! I likes it!!!

I've seen some with the CF pillars and it looks like they only removed the top portions of the tape. I wouldn't add the CF Rage'N.

Here is a BCP without the black crap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/020263/loweredandwheelspainted003.jpg

I was just gonna ask why no one took the little strip off the back door...I thought maybe it wasnt painted underneath...THAT LOOKS NICE.

OH OH! How did you take it off around the mirror? :O teach me your wise ways master!

That part was black plastic that I had to paint to match.

darn :cry:

thanks though

All I can say is be careful.....I did mine this weekend...There are two spots; 1 as big as a silver dollar and the other about penny size....they look like the factory just stopped wet sanding or didn't polish/wax all the way.....So just be careful! Overall...VERY VERY VERY SIMPLE!! PM if you need anything!

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/userfiles/buzzwyzr/126316730501_3300.jpg

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/userfiles/buzzwyzr/126316791173_3300.jpg

http://www.regionofdoomforum.com/Upload/userfiles/buzzwyzr/126316842885_3300.jpg

Since I haven't seen any BOP's in this thread, I thought I'd throw mine in here. As the last few posts above have stated, it's very easy! If the car's been in the sun and is warm, it's even easier. Or you could just use a heat gun.

All I can say is be careful.....I did mine this weekend...There are two spots; 1 as big as a silver dollar and the other about penny size....they look like the factory just stopped wet sanding or didn't polish/wax all the way.....So just be careful! Overall...VERY VERY VERY SIMPLE!! PM if you need anything!Mine had those kinda spots too. The factory didn't worry about them because of the black crap. I just hit them with a little 2000 grit and polished them to match. The hardest part is when you get to the bottom portion.

anybody have pics of it with a FM scion? haha i doubt you'll really notice a difference though. i wanna do it but i have the CF pillars in the way :doh:

Okay, so I took the tape/vinyl off the driver window, and it looks alot better, even my mom was like ooooh I like it...haha. But I got a little bit of tape at the bottom that I cant seem to get out, even with tweezers. Any ideas?

My only concern with removing the tape on a black (which doesn't come with tape?) or a blue, or any dark color is finger and hand smears from people closing the door. I keep my black '95 Impala SS pretty spotless and taught my family and close friends to try to use the black rubber strip that runs along the bottom of the window where it meets the pillar to close the door. As soon as someone "un-initiated" goes for a ride and closes the door, there are always hand prints up and down the pillar that are VERY noticable against the rest of thedeep, black shine of the rest of the car.

So far, with the xB, I haven't noticed any greasy hand smears on the tape on the pillars from any passengers closing the door. I like the look of just the door pillars exposed rather than the whole door frame, but maybe the tape is cleaner.

Pretty anal, huh? :roll:

but the handprints are easyer to wipe off the paint than they are to wipe off the tape, if they are on the tape too long, they stain it (like mine)

but the handprints are easyer to wipe off the paint than they are to wipe off the tape, if they are on the tape too long, they stain it (like mine)

Ahhhh... that's what I was wondering, 'cause so far I haven't seen any prints on the tape. If the tape picks up the prints as well (and if they are more prone to linger) it'd definitely be easier to wipe 'em off the paint.

It's gonna be like 88 degrees or something here in Pittsburgh over the weekend - might be a good time to try some removal. I just don't want to uncover any scratches or anything. :(

Wouldn't it be awesome if the tape was functional and it was there so that finger prints wiped off easier when closing the door?

Sorry to repeat my question, but in case anyone missed it and knows the answer, I'm trying to get the bottom piece of tape (closest to the handle) to come out of the little crack. It won't come out (and my finger hurt), any suggestions?

get a butter knife or Plastic putty knife, pull the moulding back, and tuck the vinyl under the moulding :D thats what I did, and no problems yet

Hmmm, butterknife might work. I was going to use a razor to cut it. But I was right about to cut and I noticed how the holder was too thick and was about to dig into the paint. So I figured not. I'll just use the tweezers to kind of stuff it int there or pull it out. I just hate moving things around, next thing you know they're loose or falling off.

just pull it back a couple MM, It didnt hurt anything when I did it.

anyone have a picture of a shadow mica xB with the tape off?

thanks.

somebody post up a pic i want to see how this looks

I took the tape off of my RS3, but now I have the carbon fiber appliques. You can still see some of the green exposed.

http://www.scionetics.com/scions/arizonaturbocar1/arizonaturbocar1_pic2.jpg

Nice. I thought about the CF pillars but thought it would throw the look off.

Did mine today. GEEZ my fingers hurt like hell now, and I have no fingernails left. Looks so much better without the tape IMO[/img]

why didnt you follow my above method? that would have saved your fingernails...

Arizona, is their any chance you have pic closer of the CF pillars... Id like to see where the CF meets the paint at the top..

I am thinking about doing mine (silver) but it has the carbon overlays on there already. Is the black 1 piece that I would have to cut the tape near the fiber? I think rmoving the tape will really focus on the CF look.

Has anybody removed the tape after the B-pillar stuff was already installed?

did mine the other day..looks good
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e157/ScionFusion/Scion%20Fusion%20Photoshoot/IMG_1838.jpg

Can someone describe the little parts that aren't pollished or whatever is wrong with them. Like where are they, and what to do to fix it?

I had no problem with mine, and this is the first that I have heard of it, so chances are, you will not have them.

Cool Ill give it a try and let y'all know what I find.

i took mine off a long time ago. i want to put it back on

LOL

I'm sure you can get a kit from the dealer

Why do you want to put it back on?

probably wants the 'single window' look back.

Geeze I dont know if I should take my off now. I like the way it looks but I dont want to regret it.

take it off only front like me :D

my bsp came without tape...is this common?

^^i don't know...

I was just thinking that the only color it would look halfway decent on is BSP.

The only thing that bugs me about the factory vinyl is the piece on the pillar under the door. That looks pretty cheap, but the color would come thru...

my 2c

my bsp came without tape...is this common?Yep, the BSP's dont come with the tape... I know for a fact they dont on the xB, not sure about the xA....

Arizona, is their any chance you have pic closer of the CF pillars... Id like to see where the CF meets the paint at the top..

Sure I can take some pictures when I get home and post them for you.

Arizona, is their any chance you have pic closer of the CF pillars... Id like to see where the CF meets the paint at the top..
http://www.scionetics.com/scions/ArizonaTurbocar1/ArizonaTurbocar1_653.jpg
http://www.scionetics.com/scions/ArizonaTurbocar1/ArizonaTurbocar1_654.jpg
http://www.scionetics.com/scions/ArizonaTurbocar1/ArizonaTurbocar1_655.jpg

richdog is doin mine next week....I will post then this thread has made me want to do it! that envy looks so nice

Did you remove the tape before applying the CF, or was the CF already on there and you removed tha tape around it?

Did you remove the tape before applying the CF, or was the CF already on there and you removed tha tape around it?

I removed the tape before installing the CF Appliques.